Low bone mineral density in HIV-positive young Italians and migrants.
Antonio CascioClaudia ColombaPaola Di CarloNicola SerraGiuseppe Lo ReAngelo GambinoAntonio Lo CastoGiuseppe GuglielmiNicola VeroneseRoberto LagallaConsolato Maria SergiPublished in: PloS one (2020)
This study evaluates the frequency of bone mineral density in HIV positive patients naive to antiretroviral therapy. It compares the density of the native Italian population with that of HIV Migrants upon arrival in Italy. The results show that HIV positive migrants, even if younger than 50 years of age, are at risk for osteoporosis, especially if they are female.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- bone mineral density
- antiretroviral therapy
- postmenopausal women
- hiv infected
- men who have sex with men
- body composition
- human immunodeficiency virus
- south africa
- hiv infected patients
- hiv aids
- end stage renal disease
- hiv testing
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors